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bbrgt said:
ArizonaBOSS said:Looks great. I am envious.
What kind of "Better tires" are you getting for this season?
The Audi belongs to one of our techs , I will pass along your commentJimmy Pribble said:Oh, hello Audi S4! Great car. I just tried buying my third a couple of months ago, but he wanted too much.
Thanks for the thread. Lots of inspirational ideas.
ArizonaBOSS said:How do you fasten it? Adhesives? Rivets? Both?
It's not fastened yet , just a trial fit with the stock windshield , the Optic Armor windshield just arrived today so we will start the install tomorrow . It will be water tight and we are using some button head fasteners and countersunk allen bolts at the rear windowArizonaBOSS said:How do you fasten it? Adhesives? Rivets? Both?
The Optic Armor is a drop in with the factory blackout trim and the 1/4 inch thick one can be used with the factory moulding and installed with urethane . I am not planning on using tear-offs . It is less than half the weight of the factory glass and they claim 250 times stronger . Their website is http://opticarmorwindows.com/DIBO.htmlArizonaBOSS said:How much did that OA Lexan run you? I'm about to put the car's third (glass) windshield in on Thursday...
I've heard Lexan is spendy but also requires a lot of prep work including scuffing and painting the "black" areas on the back side. I'm assuming you'll have to "fine trim" the fit. Are you going to use tear-offs?
Sorry for all the questions
bbrgt said:The Optic Armor is a drop in with the factory blackout trim and the 1/4 inch thick one can be used with the factory moulding and installed with urethane . I am not planning on using tear-offs . It is less than half the weight of the factory glass and they claim 250 times stronger . Their website is http://opticarmorwindows.com/DIBO.html
The rep at Optic Armor said if you use the 1/4 inch windshield , braces are not requiredArizonaBOSS said:Oh wow that looks great and much more affordable than I anticipated. I'll definitely do this if the glass gets destroyed again...no time to wait for shipping now. Looks like even the PWC cars running that (Camaro shown) don't need windshield braces either, due to the increased strength!
bbrgt said:The rep at Optic Armor said if you use the 1/4 inch windshield , braces are not required
NFSBOSS said:Looking good. I see you had it on the scales, what were the weight savings?